Kevin Ellis (rugby)

Kevin Ellis (rugby)
Kevin Stewart Ellis (born 29 May 1965) is a Welsh former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. A Great Britain and Wales national representative. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Bridgend RFC, Maesteg RFC (two spells), Treorchy RFC, Sale Sharks, London Irish, Cardiff RFC, Pontypool RFC and Ebbw Vale RFC, at representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Warrington Wolves, Workington Town, Gold Coast Chargers, Bridgend Blue Bulls and Celtic Crusaders, as a , or .
Playing career
Ellis switched from rugby union to rugby league in 1990, signing a five-year contract with Warrington. He played in Warrington's 12–2 victory over Bradford Northern in the 1990–91 Regal Trophy Final during the 1990–91 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 12 January 1991.
Ellis won caps for Wales (RL) while at Warrington in 1991 against Papua New Guinea, in 1992 against France, England, and France, in 1993 against New Zealand, in 1994 against France, and Australia, in 1995 against England, and France, in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup against France, Western Samoa, and England. He also won a cap for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1991 against France. He was selected to go on the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Ellis switched back to playing rugby union in 1995, but briefly returned to rugby league in 2003 to play for Bridgend Blue Bulls in the 2003 Rugby League Conference Grand Final. He also made further appearances for Wales in 2003 against Russia, and Australia, and in 2004 against Ireland.
Ellis also worked as an assistant coach with Celtic Crusaders for several years, where he also made a handful of appearances as a player.
In May 2010 he announced that he would be returning to rugby at the age of 45 for the club that he was coach for, Maesteg RFC in the SWALEC Final.
Outside rugby
Ellis also became a patron of Healing the Wounds, a British charity launched in December 2009 to help provide support and care for British servicemen and women suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
References
External links
Celtic Crusaders profile
(archived by web.archive.org) World Cup 1995 details
Warrington's World Cup heroes - Kevin Ellis
Neath blitz sinks Steelmen
Swansea back on title trail
Bridgend 60-10 Leeds Akkies
Aberavon adventure excites Kelly
Life not all a beach for new boys
Ebbw Vale digging in
Sheasby inspires Irish revenge
Vale swamped by Scarlets
Transfer talk
Gloucester punish brave Ebbw
Wasps confident of Sardis success
Evans joins Cardiff
Maesteg win to stay in top flight
Who would you have chosen?
French memories for Cardiff duo
Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk
1965 births
Living people
Bridgend RFC players
Cardiff RFC players
Ebbw Vale RFC players
Footballers who switched code
Gold Coast Chargers players
Great Britain national rugby league team players
London Irish players
Maesteg RFC players
Pontypool RFC players
Rugby league five-eighths
Rugby league halfbacks
Rugby league locks
Rugby league players from Bridgend
Rugby union players from Bridgend
Sale Sharks players
Treorchy RFC players
Wales national rugby league team players
Warrington Wolves players
Welsh rugby league players
Welsh rugby union players
Workington Town players